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D Street two stabbed in SE D.C.
8/10/11 3:43 PM
Two females – ages unknown – were stabbed Wednesday afternoon in SE D.C.
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Duke Ellington School of the Arts receives $17.2 million endowment
8/10/11 10:02 AM
After struggling to make ends meet for years, the Duke Ellington School of the Arts, the District's only school of its type, received a $17.2 million endowment from the Annie B. Casey Foundation.
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Suspects arrested in D.C. drug bust due in court
8/10/11 5:50 AM
More than a dozen people indicted in a drug trafficking probe are due in court.
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D.C. lesbian attack: Suspect arrested as internal investigation continues
8/9/11 6:41 PM
An arrest has been made in connection with the violent attacks on lesbians in Columbia Heights who said that police wouldn't even write up police reports on the incidents.
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Lanier demotes D.C. police special operations Commander Hilton Burton
8/9/11 2:04 PM
The commander of the special operations division for the District of Columbia police department says he's been demoted.
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D.C. police investigates: Man stabbed in Northeast; Man falls from hotel window in Northwest
8/9/11 8:52 AM
D.C. police are investigating two separate incidents that occurred overnight.
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500 helmets to be given to Bikeshare members
8/9/11 6:50 AM
This fall, 500 Bikeshare riders will be able to pick up a free helmet as part of an initiative to encourage their use.

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Woman stabbed to death on Pennsylvania Avenue
8/8/11 8:19 PM
A woman was stabbed to death early Monday morning in the 1100 block of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest.
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Video released of Metro bus narrowly missing baby
8/8/11 6:19 PM
A video shows a Metro bus narrowly missing a 4-year-old in an incident last April.

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Budget deficit, debt supercommittee members named
8/10/11 11:35 AM
Members of the powerful new committee responsible for coming up with a plan to reduce the federal budget deficit were named.
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Man falls down embankment in Georgetown
8/10/11 9:29 AM
A man was rescued after falling down an embankment near water's edge in Georgetown.
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Charles Gittens, first black Secret Service agent, dies at 82
8/9/11 9:38 PM
Charles L. Gittens became the first black special agent in 1956 in the Charlotte, N.C. office. He retired from the agency in 1979.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton job fair attracts thousands of job seekers
8/9/11 6:31 PM
More than 4,000 job seekers flooded the Convention Center in downtown D.C. Tuesday for Eleanor Holmes Norton's annual job fair, which she said attracted record numbers this year.
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Terrance McNeil arrested in Southeast fatal stabbing
8/9/11 11:41 AM
D.C. police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of 53-year-old Charles Hicks, of Southeast.
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Togo West stepping down as DC elections board chairman
8/9/11 8:11 AM
The chairman of Washington's elections board is stepping down. Mayor Vincent Gray confirmed the departure of former Army Secretary Togo D. West Jr. on Monday.
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Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton to host job fair at D.C. convention center
8/9/11 5:40 AM
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton says her annual job fair will provide good opportunities for District of Columbia residents to get hired, despite the tough economy.
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D.C.'s wildlife protection law in danger
8/8/11 6:40 PM
A group is lobbying Congress to lift the regulations of safe animal removal practices, potentially putting animals in danger of harmful removal methods.

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Waivers for No Child Left Behind tests coming for states
8/8/11 3:27 PM
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said that states can skip the tests as long as they implement other reform efforts.
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